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OpenAPI Specification vs Paw: What are the differences?
OpenAPI Specification: An API description format for REST APIs. It defines a standard, language-agnostic interface to RESTful APIs which allows both humans and computers to discover and understand the capabilities of the service without access to source code, documentation, or through network traffic inspection; Paw: The ultimate REST client for Mac. Paw is a full-featured and beautifully designed Mac app that makes interaction with REST services delightful. Either you are an API maker or consumer, Paw helps you build HTTP requests, inspect the server's response and even generate client code.
OpenAPI Specification and Paw belong to "API Tools" category of the tech stack.
Medidata Solutions, Kapten, and Unmetric are some of the popular companies that use OpenAPI Specification, whereas Paw is used by Swat.io, Pubu, and PlanHW. OpenAPI Specification has a broader approval, being mentioned in 22 company stacks & 8 developers stacks; compared to Paw, which is listed in 17 company stacks and 12 developer stacks.
Pros of OpenAPI Specification
- API Documentation5
- API Specification5
Pros of Paw
- Great interface46
- Easy to use37
- More stable and performant than the others25
- Saves endpoints list for testing16
- Supports environment variables13
- Integrations12
- Multi-Dimension Environment Settings9
- Paste curl commands into Paw4
- Creates code for any language or framework2
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Cons of OpenAPI Specification
Cons of Paw
- It's not free3
- MacOS Only2
